Revolutionary London Most people know that Karl Marx lived in London - in a house in Soho that's now a sumptuous restaurant, but not many know that Lenin and Ho Chi Minh also did. Lenin lived in Percy Circus, on the edges of Islington - just round the corner from King's Cross. The area from Percy Circus to the Angel is full of unique houses and beautiful squares - worth a peek - just triangulate between King's Cross and Saddler's wells. Or follow our 'Squares Walk' on the itinerary page. Ho Chi Minh was a waiter in a hotel which stood on the site of the New Zealand Cultural centre on Haymarket. Not something, we feel, he put on his resume when applying for that job back home.